Strange New Technologies Explore the World of Virtual Taste, Touch & Smell

Virtual, mixed, and augmented reality all provide different but compellingly immersive experiences that draw us in through sight and sound. But what about our other senses? A few strange inventions are already exploring the possibilities. Adrian Cheok, professor of pervasive computing at City University London and the director of Singapore's Mixed Reality Labs, decided to figure out the best ways to connect our other senses to digital environments. That definitely includes smell and taste, along with touch, and those sensations can be a bit more difficult to "render" with technology. Adrian... more



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